Boxing is reborn. Boxing is dead. Boxing merely exists. It won’t be as prolonged as the hype, mercifully, but part of the legacy of Saturday night’s Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao welterweight championship fight is examining what it did for a sport that has been rendered irrelevant. My kneejerk, morning-after suspicion, admittedly clouded by staying up until […]
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Boxing: Cugno’s kids have the golden touch
LEWISTON — Trainer Glenn Cugno sounds like a proud father of a large brood when he discusses his stable of amateur boxers who recently won the Golden Gloves in Burlington, Vt. Several of Cugno’s amateurs started coming to the Gamache Boxing Club to get in shape before they decided to trade blows with an opponent […]
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The Hot Corner: City, sport still pack wallop together
Boxing is alive and well in Lewiston. I admit, I had my concerns, if not doubts. When Matt Peterson and Nick DiSalvo of New England Fights announced in August that they were bringing the prize ring to Androscoggin Bank Colisee in October, it wasn’t completely unlike Five Finger Death Punch declaring its intentions to put […]
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Boxing: Gamache triumphant in return to Lewiston
Gamache gained all the knowledge he required from two numbers – Antoine’s age (41) and number of previous professional fights (68). “It felt good to get in there with a guy who actually can fight,” Gamache said. “He’s had more fights than my father had as a pro.” Fighting for the fifth time as a […]
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Boxing: Carville’s in charge as sweet science returns to Lewiston
Two hundred forty-four dollars. Eighty-five cents. “This is the difference, right here,” Carville, a 30-year-old, former New England Golden Gloves champion from Lisbon, said Saturday night after his professional boxing debut at Androscoggin Bank Colisee before more than 1,000 fans. “It isn’t much, but it’s the contract I signed.” And it’s the life he chose. […]
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Gamache’s heart is home in the ring
LEWISTON — His family’s name and fulfilling his grandfather’s wish are two important reasons why Steven Gamache will be lacing up his boxing gloves at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Saturday night. This will be the first time the junior middleweight, who is the son of former junior lightweight and lightweight champion Joey Gamache, will […]
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NEF bringing pro boxing back to Lewiston in October
LEWISTON — Professional boxing in Maine appeared to die five years ago, without the dignity of a wake or an obituary. The license to promote such events effectively lapsed when the state commission that oversaw all prize fistic pursuits was eliminated in a cost-cutting measure. In truth, however, the sport was in such a state […]
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Gamache, Cugno giving boxing a fighting chance in Lewiston/Auburn
The two trainers have been devising an amateur fight card in this dark and dingy enclave, surrounded by their prospects, who sparred and pummeled a heavy bag. The two men are like contenders, fighting to revive a sport whose popularity has waned in the Twin Cities. The sport has had trouble absorbing knockout blows from […]
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Prevost wins Golden Gloves
MEXICO — Lisa Arsenault contacted the Times’ office the beginning of February stating, “Our own Jeff Prevost of Moontide Boxing just competed in the 2014 Northern New England Golden Gloves of Vermont. He won unanimous fights the last two weekends and qualified for the New England Novice Championships in Lowell, MA on February 11.” Arsenault, […]
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Mayweather dominates for easy decision win over Canelo Alvarez
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Canelo Alvarez proved nothing more than easy money for Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mayweather turned one of the richest fights ever into just another $41.5 million payday Saturday night, dominating Alvarez from the opening bell and winning a majority decision in a masterful performance that left no doubt who the best fighter […]